Youth Service America's Gladys Marinelli Coccia Award recognizes two young people, ages 13 to 22, who are engaged in social entrepreneurship and in leading sustainable social change.
Forum CEO Karen Pittman has been named vice chair of the U.S. Census Bureau's new National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations. The bureau relies on such committees "for advice on how to improve our surveys, operations and programs," said acting director Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Jr.
The Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program gives small monetary grants to schools, nature center and nonprofit educational organizations to create outdoor learning centers.
The U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top-District grants will provide nearly $400 million to support school districts in implementing local reforms to personalize learning, close achievement gaps and use 21st century tools that prepare each student for college and careers.